Essays about: "hunting behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words hunting behaviour.

  1. 1. Making nets more acoustically visible : Floats as passive mitigation measures to reduce bycatch of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in gillnets

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Frida Rosshagen; [2023]
    Keywords : toothed whales; harbour porpoise; Phocoena phocoena; incidental capture; bycatch; fisheries; fishing gear; ; gillnet; mitigation; reduction; low-cost; passive acoustic reflector; float;

    Abstract : Incidental capture in fishing gear is today affecting at least 112 marine mammal species worldwide and for many smaller toothed whale species (Odontocete), gillnets are considered to be the largest problem. Although some effective mitigation measures exists, these are often context specific and many might be hard to implement due to reasons such as high costs and maintenance. READ MORE

  3. 2. Differences in velocity between the sexes and stages of courtship in a dance fly

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Filip Myllyaho; [2022-02-17]
    Keywords : Dansfluga; Hilara maura; höghastighetskamera; partner-val; Dance fly; Hilara maura; high-speed camera; mate choice;

    Abstract : Dance flies (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae) are famous for their elaborate mating behaviour, which can be broken down to three distinct stages in adults: hunting, swarming, and mating. In many species, males hunt for prey that they present as nuptial gifts to recipient females in swarms, after which the pair will copulate in the air or after landing on nearby vegetation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Analyzing the use of Humidity Cue in Navigation of Drosophila melanogaster

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Kalle Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Humidity is one of the main abiotic factor of ecosystems and affects animals behaviour, fitness and distribution. Due to their small size and inability to thermoregulate using metabolism, insects, such as the fruit fly Drosophila Melanogaster, are especially reliant on humidity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Brunbjörnars beteenderespons på hundträning : hur björnar (Ursus arctos) i hägn reagerar på hundträning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Anna Roos Engström; [2020]
    Keywords : brunbjörn; Ursus arctos; hund; träning; hägn; stress; berikning; djurvälfärd;

    Abstract : Dog training and testing on bears (Ursus arctos) occurs both on bears in the wild and bears in enclosures. In Sweden the main way of hunting bears is with dogs and the main cause of death of bears in Sweden is due to legal hunting. Today, to my knowledge, no research has been done on how bears in enclosures are affected by dog training. READ MORE

  6. 5. Träning och test med hund på brunbjörn (Ursus arctos) i hägn : långsiktiga effekter på beteenderepertoaren

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Ida Widegren; [2020]
    Keywords : ursus arctos; brunbjörn; hund; hundträning; beteende; stress; välfärd;

    Abstract : The main cause of adult Brown bear (Ursus arctos) mortality in Sweden is due to legal hunting and there has been a game culture for this specie since 1943. Today there is two game enclosures for brown bears located in Sweden, one in Almunge and one in Junsele. READ MORE